St. Marguerite’s
804 E. 39th St
Davenport
Officially platted by Reverend A. Trevis in the 1850s,even though earlier burials did take place. It's the oldest Catholic Cemetery in Davenport.Later the name was changed to Mt. Calvary. It's the main cemetery for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport. Past Bishops of Davenport are buried here, as well as the Carmelite Nuns of Eldridge. The cemetery was originally known as St. Marguerite's Cemetery, in honor of Saint Margaret of Scotland and Marguerite LeClaire, wife of Antoine LeClaire Antoine and Marguerite LeClaire, founders of Davenport (originally buried on the grounds of St. Marguerite’s Church, which is now the site of Sacred Heart Cathedral)
St. Mary’s
Some graves were moved to Holy Family and Mt. Calvary in the early 1900s
Holy Family
Established due to crowding at St. Mary’s Cemetery
Davenport City Cemetery
Between Rockingham Rd. and West River Drive
In 1843, Asa Green sold a little more than 5 acres to Davenport to be used as a city graveyard. In 1849, more land was purchased from his estate, bringing the original cemetery to approximately 11.5 acres.
In 1881, the cemetery’s office building burned to the ground, along with the burial charts.
Dr. John Emerson, the former owner of Dred Scott. ( Mr. Scott is buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri )
Casper Wilde, artist
Union soldiers who died while training in the Civil War camps of Davenport
Victims of the cholera epidemic in 1873
List of Burials and Grave Pictures
Davenport Memorial Park
Established by the City of Davenport. Just north of Kimberly Rd.
Fairmount
Also known as the West Davenport Cemetery. Just off of Rockingham Road
Oakdale
Established in 1856, designed by Capt. George F. De la Roche It also has a section for animals called Petland Some graves were transferred from the overcrowded city cemetery downtown
Famous burials
Leon " Bix" Beiderbecke-1903-1931, legendary jazz musician.
Joseph and William Bettendorf, brothers, inventors and founders of the Bettendorf Axel Company.
Paul N. Norton, 1909-1984, watercolor artist
George L. Davenport, son of Col. George Davenport
Alice French- famous author under the pseudonym Octave Thanet
Orphans from the Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home (known as the Annie Wittenmyer Home)
Mt. Nebo
1530 E. 39th St.
Davenport
Founded 1861 by the Jewish community Used by B’nai Emeth and Temple Emanuel of Davenport
Pine Hill
1530 E. 39th St.
Davenport
The cemetery was founded by A.C. Fulton, who, in 1854, bought the land, planted evergreen trees, gave it the name Pine Hill, and had the land laid out in lots for burials. The first burial took place in 1855
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